Comments on: Sure, Put ‘Im Back On The Ice http://susiemadrak.com/2007/10/31/09/29/sure-put-im-back-on-the-ice/ Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:51:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mark http://susiemadrak.com/2007/10/31/09/29/sure-put-im-back-on-the-ice/#comment-131284 Mark Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:16:38 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/10/31/09/29/sure-put-im-back-on-the-ice/#comment-131284 Status quo on the leagues Dirty secret. Still nothing new from Goodell on the coming clean about what the true origin of football concussions. The Patriots have not had one concussion yet this year. Most players are protected with an orthodic device developed with Marvin Hagler and proven through NFL stats to drastically reduce concussion from blow to the jaw. www.mahercor.com Status quo on the leagues Dirty secret. Still nothing new from Goodell on the coming clean about what the true origin of football concussions. The Patriots have not had one concussion yet this year. Most players are protected with an orthodic device developed with Marvin Hagler and proven through NFL stats to drastically reduce concussion from blow to the jaw. http://www.mahercor.com

]]> By: Susie http://susiemadrak.com/2007/10/31/09/29/sure-put-im-back-on-the-ice/#comment-131281 Susie Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:42:58 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/10/31/09/29/sure-put-im-back-on-the-ice/#comment-131281 Actually, they're quite common in rugby. http://www.injuryupdate.com.au/injuries/head_&_neck/concussion.php Actually, they’re quite common in rugby.

http://www.injuryupdate.com.au/injuries/head_&_neck/concussion.php

]]> By: Lionel http://susiemadrak.com/2007/10/31/09/29/sure-put-im-back-on-the-ice/#comment-131276 Lionel Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:08:35 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/10/31/09/29/sure-put-im-back-on-the-ice/#comment-131276 There's an interesting theory that suggests that, of all things, helmets may be partly to blame. While hard hits in hockey have always existed, people have apparently been more willing to take shots to the head since helmets were introduced. (And remember, helmets were mandated in hockey not because of a player-on-player hit, but because a guy fell backwards, cracked his head open on the ice, and died-- an unfortunate accident rather than the outcome of a deliberate act.) One wonders if there are as many concussions in, say, rugby, or whether head-to-head hits were as common in football back in the days of leather helmets. There’s an interesting theory that suggests that, of all things, helmets may be partly to blame. While hard hits in hockey have always existed, people have apparently been more willing to take shots to the head since helmets were introduced. (And remember, helmets were mandated in hockey not because of a player-on-player hit, but because a guy fell backwards, cracked his head open on the ice, and died– an unfortunate accident rather than the outcome of a deliberate act.) One wonders if there are as many concussions in, say, rugby, or whether head-to-head hits were as common in football back in the days of leather helmets.

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